Sentences with phrase «most national agencies»

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The FBI and state and local law enforcement are most in need; the National Security Agency has much stronger tools for breaking encryption overseas.

The 10 - year, $ 25 million toxicological studies are the most comprehensive assessments to date of health effects and exposure to radio frequency radiation in rats and mice, according to the online notice from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a unit of the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. medical research agency.

Before becoming head of the cybersecurity and data privacy division at law firm Mayer Brown, he served as general counsel for the National Security Agency during the most notorious data breach in history: Edward Snowden's exposing of the agency's surveillance proAgency during the most notorious data breach in history: Edward Snowden's exposing of the agency's surveillance proagency's surveillance programs.

The most famous example is last year's WannaCry cyberattack, in which North Korean hackers used malicious software stolen from the National Security Agency to attack tens of thousands of people in more than 70 countries.

Data from the national statistics agency last week showed consumer prices jumped 0.92 per cent in December, the most since April 2003.

Most recently, small business cloud accounting firm Xero attributed a net $ 19 million loss in Q3 on migrating to AWS, and the U.S. National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency (NGA) continues to move toward AWS cloud services for its encrypted classified and unclassified networks.

Therefore, we are faced with an extremely curious situation where a direct consultant to and spokesperson for the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Advisor and the President of the United States is also one of the most high profile cheerleaders in the world for gold.

In addition, ACF operates the most comprehensive certification program for chefs in the United States, with the Certified Executive Chef ®, Certified Sous Chef ®, Certified Executive Pastry Chef ® and Certified Culinary Educator ® designations accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

Sylvester, who was most recently Vice President of Sales — East Division for Warsteiner Importers Agency, Inc., will oversee the national roll - out of Myx Fusions, a moscato - based beverage that brings an innovative new taste, look and style to the casual drinks marketplace.

Since 2010, the property has undergone a tremendous freshwater wetlands restoration — the most ambitious effort of its kind ever in the Northeast — in which wildlife agencies, including the state Division of Ecological Restoration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have been working with Mass Audubon and the visionary couple who currently own the property to convert the agricultural land into a vibrant and beautiful habitat for plants and animals that were once commonly found throughout southeastern Massachusetts.

The memo, which was circulated to prison governors on November 26th, reads: «The criminal casework directorate (CCD) of the Border and Immigration Agency have confirmed to us that as a rule they have no interest in pursuing foreign national prisoners serving sentences of less than 12 months for deportation unless they have a court recommendation for deportation, are already subject to deportation proceedings, or (in the case of non-EEA nationals) were sentenced to less than 12 months but where the current sentence plus one or two previous sentences within the last five years (taking account of the most significant sentences during the period) total 12 months or more.»

The Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Dr. Victor Oye, on Saturday, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission and the security agencies, especially the police, for a peaceful, free and credible poll in Anambra State.

A real - time electronic poll of members attending the Conference found that: 55 % said that national standards for supply agencies would most help to secure better employment conditions for supply teachers; 83 % said supply agencies do not fully disclose all fees and charges they make for their services; 61 % said supply agencies do not act to ensure their safety, health and wellbeing at work; Nearly a quarter (24 %) said their supply agency does not make them fully aware of how much they will be paid for each assignment and the same number said they were not paid promptly and accurately by their agency; A third said their agency did not make them fully aware of the type of work they were expected to undertake; 15 % said that their supply agency prevents them from seeking work from other sources; 65 % said supply agencies do not respect and develop their professional skills; Nearly a third (32 %) said they would not recommend their main supply agency to other teachers.

[1] These reductions would hit most agencies, including both civilian science and technology programs like the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DOE), as well as basic and applied research activities in the Department of Defense (DOD).

To make up for a federal deficit of more than $ 400 billion, the White House has ordered most civilian research agencies to prepare for major budget reductions in the 2006 budget, including cuts for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

Things started to change when, in 2005, the newly created French National Research Agency introduced short term, competitive research funding, in line with most other countries.

The Tor Project counts former National Security Agency whistle - blower Edward Snowden and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange as two of its most high - profile supporters.

While most money will go to applied research projects, FP7 allocates more than $ 7 billion to another agency for which scientists have fought hard: the European Research Council (ERC), an agency akin to the US National Science Foundation.

The National Science Foundation has traditionally supported the most research in the field, but more than a dozen agencies have a slice of a $ 3.5 billion pie.

Predictably, most of the government funding opportunities in GrantsNet come from the agencies with the largest research budgets: the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and NASA.

The new database «is the most valuable effort to date to summarize the state of conservation and threats to the world's mammal populations,» says mammalogist Don Wilson of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. «By detailing threats at the species level, it will now be possible for management agencies in every country in the world to prioritize their efforts to try to mitigate these threats.»

At that hearing, NSF Director France Córdova indicated her support for one of Smith's most contentious moves — requiring the agency to certify that each research grant has the potential to contribute to the national interest.

Most if not all large scale genome sequencing projects are funded by agencies that, now usually the NIH with the National Science Foundation, that require you to release your data immediately.

As Philip Yeo, Chairman of Singapore's lead science and technology agency, the National Science and Technology Board * (NSTB), puts it, «Human capital is the most valuable form of intellectual property.

Under Obama's proposal, the National Science Foundation (NSF) would see a budget boost of 13 % above 2010 enacted levels, with most of the nearly billion - dollar increase spread across the agency's core research - funding areas.

Almost 9 percent of the state — a swath stretching from Monterey on the central coast to Bakersfield in the Central Valley — is in the most - arid category, as defined by the National Drought Mitigation Center, a project of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, that works with federal agencies.

While governments of most spacefaring nations have agreed to abide by the rules, the law is unclear on private companies such as SpaceX and Mars One, who are hoping to beat national agencies to Mars.

Most of the federal agencies responsible for managing public lands and wildlife are housed within the Department of the Interior, including the National Park Service; the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages lands for recreation, mining and energy development; and the Fish and Wildlife Service, which works to recover endangered species.

According to the National Weather Service, the past decade was both the hottest and among the most meteorologically violent since the agency began keeping records.

It's so secure that even the National Security Agency, the government spy agency most expert in cryptography, intends to use it to protect some key data from pryingAgency, the government spy agency most expert in cryptography, intends to use it to protect some key data from pryingagency most expert in cryptography, intends to use it to protect some key data from prying eyes.

The lack of national consensus on NASA's most publicly visible human spaceflight goal along with budget uncertainty has undermined the agency's ability to guide program planning and allocate funding.»

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency which funds research and education in most fields of science and engineering, receiving approximately 40,000 proposals each year.

Morell adds, «Each regulatory application that Golden Rice completes with national regulatory agencies, including those currently under process in Bangladesh takes us one step closer to bringing Golden Rice to the people who need it the most.»

Like most other federal agencies, the National Institutes of Health must cut 5 percent of its budget to comply with sequestration.

They were also the most talked - about titles, good news for Laura Poitras» «Citizenfour,» which, though not music - focused, is still a headline - grabbing look at National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.

PREVIOUS, JUNE 2 AM: Oliver Stone and his producing partner Moritz Borman have thrown their hats in the ring and will make a movie about Edward Snowden, the former systems administrator for the CIA and a counterintelligence trainer at the Defense Intelligence Agency who later worked for the National Security Agency and then made public thousands of classified documents, an act which has been called the most significant leak in U.S. history since the release of the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg.

Most of the schools that contain friable asbestos are trying to cover or remove it, but few schools have complied fully with federal regulations, according to a national survey released last week by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Ms. Bell's background includes positions with a community - based non-profit organization, the Mayor's Office, a national financial and technical assistance intermediary and most recently the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, in most states, boards of education or comparable state agencies or the chief education officer for the state approved the Common Core.

Most countries have one national ISBN agency that allocates ISBNs.

For most countries, the publishing system is quite detailed so be sure to get in touch with your national ISBN agency early enough to avoid last minute delays.

In addition to the three most prominent consumer - reporting agencies (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion) there are several other national agencies that may collect, store and disseminate your personal financial information.

A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Ron has worked in a number of areas of higher education finance, including positions in a college financial aid office, training and development for a state agency, and most recently as National Manager for Nelnet's Partner Solutions team.

On July 12, 2016, FINRA (just another one of the countless government agencies in the US) released the findings from their most recent National Financial Capability Study (NFCS).

Member agencies of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) offer most services for free or at very low costs to clients — typically around $ 20.

Last week, spending authority for most government agencies expired on midnight, January 29, 2018, as a result of ongoing conflict in the U.S. House of Representatives that prevented a national... more

National Credit Union Administration The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is the federal agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions and insures savings in federal and most state - chartered credit unions across the country.

Cardholders should choose a credit counseling agency that is a member of the largest and most esteemed networks of credit counseling agencies, namely the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA) and the National Foundation for Credit Counselingagencies, namely the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies (AICCCA) and the National Foundation for Credit CounselingAgencies (AICCCA) and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC).

Finally, while there is no national accrediting agency for veterinary assistant programs, most of the instructors will be experienced veterinary professionals.

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